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Dublin Airport’s highest maximum of 25.1C on the same date was the highest for autumn in 74 years, which had sunseekers shaking their heads at the irony of it all as they queued in the Departures lounge.

The weather remained balmy right up to Halloween, but fast forward just a few short weeks to the middle of November and we had shoppers ducking for cover as snow and sleet paid a visit to the captial.

Elsewhere, Knock Airport reported its driest autumn since it opened 19 years ago with a measly 233.9 mm.

People enjoy the sunny autumn weather in the Phoenix Park (Image: www.collinsphotos.com)

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And nearly a quarter of Valentia Observatory’s seasonal rainfall total fell on October 3, when it recorded 105.5mm - countrywide the wettest autumn for 2016 and the station’s wettest October and autumn day in 77 years.

Meanwhile, the season’s highest gust was reported on September 23 at Belmullet, Co Mayo, with 57 knots (106 km/h) recorded as the wooly hats went flying in the windy weshhht.

The data was taken from 25 weather stations owned by the meteorological service.